Draft-arm and carry-iron for railway-cars.



B. J. BERNNARD DRAFT ARM AND CARRY IRON FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION mgn 'SEPT. 26. 19:4.

- 1,163,892 I Patented D60.14, 1915.

. a l E BERNIE J. BERNHABD. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DRAFT-ARM AND CARRY-IRON FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNIE J. BERNHARD,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Draft-Arms and Carry-Irons for Railway-Cars, of which the following is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The lnvention relates to means for supporting the coupler of a railway car, and its object is to provide an adjustable device of this character whereby the coupler may be properly positioned vertically.

To provide for the interchangeability of cars which is generally practised by the various railroads, it is essential that all cars have their couplers supported at the same distance above the track. In the manufacture of cars it is customary to secure various parts from difierent manufacturers and there may be a lack of uniformity, which would result in the requirement of special construction to secure the proper positioning of the coupler.

The invention consists in a carry iron having end portions, adapted to rest in suitable supports, which are eccentric to the body of the iron, thereby permitting the latter to be turned to vary the height of its upper or supporting face. a

It consists further in a special form of support for the carry iron, as hereinafter described. y

In the drawings illustrating the invention, Figure l is a detail vertical longitudinal section of a car taken through the carry iron;

Fig. 2 is a detail end view of the car show-.

ing the coupler in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an end view of the carry iron.

A coupler is shown at 10, and the end sill of a car at 11. At 12 there is represented the forward end of a draft plate, which extends forwardly under and beyond'the' center sill and is provided with a buffer horn 13.

The carry iron 14 on which the coupler rests and slides is square in cross section, and isprovided at each end with a squared head 15 which is eccentric to'the body-por-. tion 14 of the carry iron. The heads are united to the body portion by means of necks or stems 16, which are also shown as square.

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 11915.

Application filed September 26. 1914. Serial No. 863,599.

Each of the draft plates 12, only one of which is shown and which are alike except that they are made as rights and lefts, is

recessed in its inner face to form a seat for' one of the heads 15. This recess takes the form of a pocket openingthrough the forward end of the plate and being of sufficient size to permit the insertion of the head 15,

side edges of the heads 15 are differently spaced from the axis of the body portion 14 of the carry iron, it follows that the supporting surface of the carry iron will be varied in altitude according to which of its faces is uppermost.

While I have shown a preferred form of construction, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A carry iron having end extensions connected with the body of the iron by shanks of less size than the extensions, such extensions being polygonal, their several sides be ing differently spaced from the axis of the iron, and channeled supporting seats for the extensions.

2. A carry iron square in cross section and having square end extensions connected with the body .Of the iron by shanks of less size than the extensions, the side faces of such extensions being differently spaced from the 

